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Some conservatives rejected Francis for his leftist leanings, but Leo could be able to realize his forerunner’s visionsRightwing Catholic Americans in positions of power – from the vice-president, JD Vance, to Leonardo Leo – may have breathed a brief s…
Volodymyr Zelenskyy and JD Vance among 150,000 present as Leo says he wants Catholic church to be ‘leaven of unity’Pope Leo XIV said he wanted the Catholic church to be a “small leaven of unity” in a time of “too much discord and too many wounds”, duri…
Robert Prevost’s maternal grandparents came to US from Caribbean and at one point identified as BlackEvidence that the Chicago-born Pope Leo XIV’s bloodlines reflect the US’s legacy of immigration – and complicated relationship with race – has continue…
Leo urges media to end ‘polarising, loveless’ language, reject paradigm of war and to use artificial intelligence responsiblyEurope live – latest updatesVolodymyr Zelenskyy has invited Pope Leo XIV to Ukraine as the new pontiff urged journalists to end…
New pontiff also urges a ceasefire and humanitarian aid in Gaza and welcomes truce between India and PakistanPope Leo XIV has called for a just and lasting peace in Ukraine and pleaded for an end to global conflicts, which he likened to a “third world …
A fraught history of race and immigration connect the new pope with his homelandPope Leo XIV, who on Thursday was elected as the first-ever US-born leader of the Roman Catholic church, has a familial bloodline that reflects his homeland’s fraught relat…
Pope faced questions about his handling of clerical sexual abuse cases earlier in his career after a survivors group filed a complaintGroups of clergy molestation survivors say they are gravely concerned and insulted by the election of Pope Leo XIV aft…
John Prevost says his brother is middle-of-the-road but shares Pope Francis’s concerns about Trump’s policyDespite the pronouncements of veteran Vatican-watchers, the rash of profiles and the raking over of old statements, very few people seem to know …
New leader says he wants a Catholic church that ‘illuminates the dark nights of this world’Pope Leo XIV’s first day – live updatesPope Leo XIV said he hoped to lead a Roman Catholic church “that illuminates the dark nights of this world” as he held his…
Previous negative remarks by Pope Leo XIV about ‘homosexual lifestyle’ at odds with papacy of Pope FrancisAfter years of sympathetic and inclusive comments from Pope Francis, LGBTQ+ Catholics expressed concern on Thursday about hostile remarks made mor…